Mariners drop 6th straight in 4-2 loss to Giants

Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki grounds into a force out in the eighth inning against the San Francisco Giants during an MLB baseball game, Friday, June 15, 2012, in Seattle. The Giants beat the Mariners, 4-2. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
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Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki grounds into a force out in the eighth inning against the San Francisco Giants during an MLB baseball game, Friday, June 15, 2012, in Seattle. The Giants beat the Mariners, 4-2. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
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Vogelsong struck out six and walked three. He left after giving up a pair of hits to Dustin Ackley and Olivo to start the eighth, snapping a streak of 11 straight batters retired. Reliever Javier Lopez was greeted by a single from pinch-hitter Casper Wells to load the bases. Suzuki's groundout got one run in and reliever Sergio Romo got a groundout from Gutierrez that plated another, but the damage ended there.

Santiago Casilla pitched the ninth for his 18th save in 19 chances. The last eight times Vogelsong has gone to the mound, the Giants have come away with victories

"I said to these guys last year I didn't want to be the weak link in the rotation," Vogelsong said. "I'm just trying to go out there and feed off of them."

Posey's homer in the second reached the second deck in left field above the Giants bullpen and was his eighth homer of the season. Cabrera's sixth homer of the season didn't have the majestic arc of Posey's, but cleared the fence in left-center field by about a foot as Franklin Gutierrez was unable to chase it down.

The Giants hammered Vargas (7-6) for 10 hits, the most hits he's allowed this season. He had allowed nine hits in his previous two starts and has lost his last two outings.

"The last eight starts home runs are what's killed it," Vargas said. "They are disappointing, especially the two-strike homer early in the game."

Notes: Giants' RHP Tim Lincecum, who grew up in the Seattle suburbs and was a star in college at Washington, will take the Safeco Field mound for the first time on Saturday night trying to stop a personal five-game losing streak. Lincecum has not won since April 28. ... Seattle dropped Ackley to seventh in the batting order for the first time this season. Wedge said he wanted to balance the top of his order and not be so left-handed hitting heavy. ... Giants' 1B Brandon Belt saw his consecutive games with a homer streak end at three.